Review by tamzy6 - Concerning My Daughter

tamzy6 's review for:

Concerning My Daughter by Kim Hye-jin

3.25

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I would rate this 3.25 stars. I wanted to like this book so much because I can relate to it a lot but something fell short for me. I liked the realism and the subject matter obviously. The narrator is a homophobic mother and I felt personally triggered by most of her thoughts that I had to pause and take breaks whenever I read something homophobic. Perhaps because this is a short read (and a vignette of her life) but I felt that protagonist didn't really achieve much growth, or maybe that's the point.

I appreciated the plot involving Jen, who is a patient suffering from advanced dementia and its significance to the protagonist but I felt I <i>needed</i> to hear about the relationship the protagonist and her daughter more.

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